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I recently gave a public talk on just #EnergyTransitions through @uviccontinuing. One of the attendees made the argument that Canada shouldn't bother decarbonizing because we're not a large net GHG contributor.
There are a lot of ways to respond this this argument - it's a common one for sure. Canada is a large per capita and historical GHG contributor. One can obviously argue that on moral/ethical grounds we should do the right thing.
But the argument that I think has the greatest persuasion against this viewpoint is that delaying investments in a net zero economy is costly - it makes no financial sense. If we don't innovate now- we'll be left in the dust.
Brilliant piece of research by @spru colleagues Sovacool, Stirling & MacKerron in @NatureEnergyJnl showing that if you want to truly lower emissions go for renewables rather than nuclear. 1/3 sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read… #renewables #nuclear #energytransitions
"If countries want to lower emissions as substantially, rapidly and cost-effectively as possible, they should prioritize support for renewables, rather than nuclear power. That’s the finding of new analysis of 123 countries over 25 years." 2/3
An open access link to the study is on ReadCube: rdcu.be/b76hW 3/3
